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Bromsgrove House Prices Dip £2,443; Average Rent £998
The average Bromsgrove home fell £2,443 in August to £332,683, though it is still up 1.2% on the year. Private rents average £998 a month, up 2.6%.
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Planning
Hagley Western Road: 350 homes, comment by 18 October
Taylor Wimpey wants up to 350 homes on fields south of Western Road, Hagley, half of them affordable. Feedback closes 18 October, drop-in 9 October.
House prices
Bromsgrove house prices: June's record revised away
The average Bromsgrove home was £335,607 in July, up 2.3% on the year. June's record £339,163 has been revised down by £3,380 and is no longer a record.
Planning
Buntsford Hill: 112 objections, one letter of support
The 293-home Buntsford Hill file now holds 115 public comments: 112 object, one supports. Comments close 8 September, and 85 of them name Avoncroft Museum.
Planning
Bromsgrove Golf Centre: 700 homes, 542 objections
National Highways wants permission withheld for three months and England Golf objects. 551 comments are in, 542 against, and consultation ends 6 September.
House prices
Bromsgrove house prices hit a record £339,163
The average Bromsgrove home reached £339,163 in June, the highest in Land Registry records back to 1995. May's fall was revised away. Malvern Hills is still £11,743 dearer.
Planning
Buntsford Hill 293 homes plan: comment by 8 September
Outline plans for up to 293 homes on 13.67 hectares of Green Belt fields beside Avoncroft Museum are open for comment until 8 September. Half the homes would be affordable. What the papers say and how to respond.
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Bromsgrove housing register: everyone must reapply from 17 Aug
To apply for housing in Bromsgrove you now use Bromsgrove Home Choice, which replaced Home Choice Plus. The six bands, income limits and local connection test.